Fiji

Constitution of the Republic of Fiji

CHAPTER 2 - BILL OF RIGHTS

Rights of accused persons
SECTION 14

(2) Every person charged with an offence has the right—
(d) to defend himself or herself in person or to be represented at his or her own expense by a legal practitioner of his or her own choice, and to be informed promptly of this right or, if he or she does not have sufficient means to engage a legal practitioner and the interests of justice so require, to be given the services of a legal practitioner under a scheme for legal aid by the Legal Aid Commission, and to be informed promptly of this right ;

Keywords

Rights during trial - legal assistance
Legal Aid
Rights during trial - counsel of accused's choosing
Rights during trial - conduct defence in person
State assistance to national defence



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